1. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. -Confucious (551-479 BC), Chinese philosopher

2. When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take- choose the bolder. -William Joseph Slim(1891-1970), British field marshal.

3. No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. -Althea Gibson (1926-), U.S. tennis an golf great

4. Change your thoughts and you change your world. -Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993),American religious leader and writer

5. Keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. -Anonymous

6. The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh. -Carl Reiner (1922-), American comedian,writer,director and producer

7. Some days you’re a bug. Some days you’re a windshield. -Price Cobb (1954-), American race car driver

8. Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments. -Joseph Addison (1672-1719), British essayist and politician

9. One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. His response was a question: Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter. -Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), American poet and writer.

10. Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), American poet and writer

11. To him who is determined it remains only to act. -Italian proverb